Bottling-machine.



G. A. a M. HENDm'cKsoN. BOTTLING MACHINE. APPLICAIIUN FILED IAR. 8| 1916.

" G. La M. HENDmCKSON.

BOITLING MACHINE.

APPucmon man rum. x3. 191s.

` Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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BOHLING MACHINE.

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eusrar ALFRED HENnnicxsoN AND M An'rminnmmicxson, J`or cHicAeojiLmNois'.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

. application mea umn aiai'a. seri-a1 No, tassa.

To all .whom t may concern:

Be it known `thatwe, IrlENDRIGKsoN and MARTIN HENDRioxsoN,

citizensof the United Statesgof America,

and vresidents of Chicago'county .of Cook,

y and State of Illinois, have invented' certain new and useful Improvements in Bottling Machines, of which the following. is a specication.

. This invention relatesfto bottling ma.- cliines, particularly those adapted for lling andV capping milk bottles in. oups f two or more, and preferabl aw ole case at a time, the 4cases being ed .automatically to the machine and -removed in 'like manner. This` application embodies matter divided out of our application which matured in Patent-No. 1,179,372,.dated Aprilll, 1916,`

`wherein certainparts of 4the `machine not proved form; to provide4 claimed herein are morefully set forth and provements on the. machine' disclosed said patent.

The main objects of vthis invention are' to provide automatic capping-means of limimproved means fortransferring the caps magazines to the several points -of application 'to the bottles respectively to provide for raisingthe bottle cases' momentarily'to a capping position after filling; to provide- 'improved centering means for registering'v4 the several bottles in alinement with the cappers respectively when the .bottles are so raised; tb provide' improved means for 'guidin and applying the caps to the-mouths ttles; to provide improved means4 of the for feeding the bottle cases to the machine and for discharging theV same, and to prof Vping the machine.

' An illustrative embodiment ofthis inveni videimproved means for starting .and stops tion is shown inthe accQmfPanying drawin which ofthe machineapproximately'. on the line A--Afof Fig. 2. l f T Fig. 2 is a. fragmentary tap "View of the .machine Fig."3 1s an enlarged Vfragruentary crosssection of themachilie on -the line B''B of Fig. 2, showingthe principal features .of the `eailiper feed mechanism. x

ig. 4 'is anfe'nlarged fra entarylaxia'l section on the line LC- C of ig. 2.,;showing one 'of the filler tubes and -tlie corresponding GUSTAF Armani)l with the correspondingmagazines.

om the cap igure 1 is a fragm'e "tary vertical section.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

ca per viiiiits raised position, the latterbeixg i in icated also by dotted lines in its lower Fig. 5 vis a plan of the stationary `frame plateor table at the foot of the cap magazines, whereon the latter are mounted.

. Fig. 6 is a plan of the oscillatory frame or swinging table' which carries combined cap guides and centering bells.

. Fig 7 is a Side View of the cam' which raises and lowers the bottle lifting and-spporting platform. i 5" feeders.

Fig. 9 is an axial section oni the lin *of Fig. 2 atthe base of one of thefca'p niagazines, the cap feederV being in its position with its ca apertures in `Fig.` 10. is.a section Von the line;

Fig. 2 showing. a 'detail of the bulkhead.

z Fi ..11 isyan axialsection o l'thecombine filling and cap setting mg5,S

Fig. 12 is a lfragmentary sectional plan of the machine on-the line F-Fof Fi 13.

Fig. isa fragmentary vertic j section approximately on the line G'f-G of Fig. 12.

Fig-14 is an enlarged perspective view of lthe yielding stop which controls the admission of casesfto the machine.

Fig. 15 isa circuit diagram ofthe electrical connections for .starting and stopping the machine automatically.

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary axiallsec'tion of ports are at the extreme lower `end of said tube.

In the construction shown, the machined' comprises a stationary frame V1, on which there is mounted a.' in ilk supply tank 2, a bulkhead 3 connected withsaid tank, a. platform 4 forthe'bottlesf'bottle 'lling means '.the valve and llei` tube, whereinthe liquid Y l 6 communicating with said' bulkhead; cap

magazines capping means including s.- cillatory .guides 8 and 4cap setting plungers- 9, means 15 for feeding caps 16 one at 'al time from each magazine to its respective ide 8,' case feed ing means 17, and corrted mechanisms for. operating the several said vmembers automatically in accordance with a predeterm'ined sequenceand time ratio.

he frame 1 ma be of anyr suitable construction' adapted or supportmg the several vparts and mechanisms above mentioned, and

Said

hereinafter more 'fully described. frame comprises mainly 'a plurality ofv uprights 18 and cross-members 2 0 rigidly jolnted together. The part of the" frame which supports the filler' and capper mechanism proper may to advantage be detachable from the rest Aof the frame. Hence this part of the frame is carried on the plate 1 which is secured demountably to the rest of the frame.

The tank-v or reservoir 2 ismountedy at thel top of an upwardly projectingl part of the frame at one side of and above the rest of the machine, and comprises sides'r'21 and a bottom 22 having an outlet 23 communicating withfthe discharge tube 24 which leads to the distributing chamber or bulkhead 3` whichis dis osed at one side ofs'aid tank iie filling and capping mechamsm. i

The distributing bulkhead 3 for the fillers 6 is relatively shallow and is disposed horizontally over .the bottling apparatus Itcomprises a bottom 25, sides 26, and a\de tachable cover 27, secured normally in place, the 'oint for said cover having a `gasket 28. Said bulkhead has outlets in its base for the discharge o f liquid as will be more fully described. Apertures are provided extending entirely through said bulkhead,'which apertures avewalls' 30, the upper edges of which are provided with gaskets 3 1, to fit against the cover 27, said apertures beinga correspondin'g'innumber and location with provided to accommodate the cap magazines hereinafterdes'cribed. Said cover.27 is provided alsowith a plurality of small per forations in which are fixed smalltubes 33 v .the filling means`6: Said tubes 3 3 complac is twelve,

-it may municate with the bulkheadand project Y upward to a heightsubstantially level with the top of the supply reservoir 2, the purpgse' of said tubes being( hereinafter more lly ex lained. The bu head is supported on the me bars 34.

' The bottle platform or ca'se lifter 4 is carried on suppd ing means 35,- by which be raisedand lowered automatically as re lhired; The emptybottles -arerst number of bottlesfor'which the particular machineis adapted, which in this instance Means are .provided for sliding said cases into and out ofthe machine over said "platform, either on rollers carried -by the. bracket's 39 as set forth in our said condingapplication, or by the automatic eed means 17, shown in Fig. 13. Y When the platform 4 is raised, it bears on the case b ottom and sup erts-the bottles firmly during the filling an cap ing process, the platform bearing u warddirectly on fthe bottom 37 without li ing the sides of thecase.

:The -lling means 6 comprises a plurality of tubes. projecting downwardly from said 6 5 bulkhead, one for each bottle, the number-in in, open cases 36 having perforated' or mesh* bottoms 37, each ca se containing the member or sleeve 44 surrounding the lower i end of the filler tube,-and having a bell sha ed centering and cushion member 45, pre erably in the form". of a rubber gasket ada ted to fittightly'over `the mouth of the bott e sol as to center the latter initially and prevent leakage of milk duringthe filling operation. Valve means hereinafter described are used for lifting said member 44 with vthe tube 42 when the filling operationA is completed, and also yieldable means 47 for forcing said closure member ,down into tight contact`with the bottle when the tube 42 is ,lowered rllhe cylindrical capping'plunger 9, hereinafter described, is disposed slidably 'between .-a -valve cylinder. 49 and closure `member 44 in liquid tight relation.

The -said lifting means for said 4closure member 44 comprises the valve cylinder 49 fittingslidably over said tube 42 and Within said plunger 9, which cylinder is seated nori allyat its lower end on an upwardl faci-ggannular shoulder or' seat. 50 on t e o f said tube, and rodsf51 connecting said member 44 with the upper end of said'c-ylinder 49, which is enlarged at 52 and provided with lugs 53 for attaching said rods. The 1coiled'spring47 surrounds the upper part`of tube 42A and seats at its lower end at its upper end against a flange 42 on tube 42 so as to urge the closure member 44 downvward and also permit the tube 42 to continue downward when member 44 has reached its seat onthe bottle mouth and the-v`alve cyl- 'inder 49 is thereby arrested. Such further lowering of vthe tube-=42 o ports 56, and permits the iquid to` flow into the bottle. v

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' against the shoulder 54 of cylinder 49 and ens the discharge Valve mechanism for each'lli'ng" tube is provided as follows: The lower end ofveach tube 42 is closed at the bottom 55, but has lateral apertures'56 closed'normally by the lower part of said `valve'c linder 49'. -When the tube'42 enters the botti7 -of cylinder 49 by the cap closure member 44 serves -to ,open the valve ports 56, which, however, are closed automatically bythe subsequent risingfof tube 42 within the cyl inder 49 der 5 0. 'In order that the air in the bottle may pass outffreely when the liquid enters, there which seats normally on the shoule the Withholding iso magazine and feed subJect to removal successively y-certa1n .ing at all times above the surface of the liquid in the tank 2. A float valve 59 is held in the lower part of tube 58 which is enlarged and has a downwardly facing valve seat 58. This valve'prevents liquid from Elslilng in the air vent 58 when the bottle is Each of the cap magazines comprises a cylindrical base member 60 mounted rigidly b meansof `the plate 61 and an interchange, a le cylindrical member 62 fitting upon and readily removable .from the base 60, the lower end of .cylinder `62 fitting telescopically within the upward flange 63 of member 60. The interchangeable members 62 pro- 'ect upwardly through the apertures in bulkead 3, and may be inter-changed manuall b. lifting and lowering the same through tlie sleeves 30.; The ca s 16 iit loosely in each ownward b gravity,

automatic `feed mechanism hereinafter described..

' ,Each of the guide means 8 comprises" a vertically disposed cylindrical member 65 associated with which at its lower end in vertically slidable relation is an outwardlyflanged and downwardly facingbell-shaped member 66 adapted to fit over and center the top of the bottle to be capped when zsuch bottle is thrust upward thereunder. In order to compensate for limited variation in the height ofthe bottles, said guide member is providedy with yieldin Mmeans 67 arranged to urge the centering ell 66 downwardly, but emitting the same to rise somewhat accor ing to the height of the bottle, a coiled spring disposed about said guide member being preferred. a f

The guide 65 has a supporting flange 65 at its upper end,and the bellY 66 has a to ange 66 screwed thereto by which it 1s supported, said guide and bell members `bei ing normally nested together with one flange resting on the other. `When the members 65 and 66 are swung over the bottle an'd the latter raised, they `both fit against the bottle top and are each lifted more or less accord ing to the sha e and height ofthe bottle, and may rise t rough the frame plate perforation 68 through which the feeder tube 42 and capper 9, project when each is op.l

erated. Each cap guide 65` is somewhat smaller than the caps 16, so that the latter are prevented from droppin through prematurel The upper end o cylinder 65 is enlarge orl beveled at 65 so as to receive and hold a cap-loosely until by the ca setting plunger 9. he guide 65 is bevel at its lower edge to lit the mouth ushed down of the bottle, and isl'ongenough to insure contact with the bottle before bell 66 makes contact, so l that the'cap is to its seat in the mouth o the bottle.

Means are provided for supporting and swinging said'guide members each from its normal position adjacent to but eccentric with respect to its cap-magazine respectively 'to its discharge position over the bottle to be capped and in registry with the said perforatlon 68 in plate 61 and back again. Said carrying means in this instance com-` prises a swinging table or frame69 of recide'd all the way tangular shape formed with twelve apertures l 69 in which the said guide members are mounted. The frame 69 is oscillatably mounted -on a set of four arms 72 swinging soi 011 fixed pivots 73 set on the frame plate 1.

Two of said members 72 are provided with 4actuatingarms 74 disposed at an angle with respect to theframe supporting arms and lforming therewith substantially@ pair of `bell crank levers; The free ends of said actuating arms are connected to a rod 75 which is 'actuated and controlled, as hereinafter described, to rock'said arms through a suitable angle depending 'upon the precise relative position of the pivots 73, cap feeders 15 and plungers 9. (SeeFigs. 2 and 6 Said table 69 is open or apertured at 69, laterally of the apertures 69 and in registry with the bottles and filling means when swung,r to its' cap receiving position.

`The-cap feeding means 15 'for each group of magazines is reciprocating in its action, and in this instance comprises a thin plate of somewhat smaller thickness than the caps, said plate beingdisposed cross-wise of the frame 1 and extending beneath a row of three magazines. Each plate 15 has perforations 77 spaced apart according to the spacing of sa1d magazines, each of: the apertures being substantially equal to or somewhat larger than the inner diameter of the magazine-7,50 as to readily receive the caps successively. VMeans are provided 'for sliding each plate 15 forward sufficiently to. bring each of its apertures into registry with the corresponding guides 8 in their retracted or normal position. The caps carried in said apertures drop through the perforations 7 8 in the. frame plate 61, and into the upper ends 65 of the guide cylinders 65. The said plates 15 are then restored automatically to their normal position and each perforation receives another cap ready to repeat the o ration.. The actuating means for the fee plates y15 drives them allsimultaneously, which means is'hereinafter de-f telescopic relation thereto. Said plungers .9 are all actuated and controlled. by a Vertr cally movable horizontal frame or Vcapper table 80 to which they aresecured in yielding relation. Each plunger fits slidably in a vertical perforation in said capper table, and is prevented from complete Withdrawal downward therefrom by means of a shoulder'v on its upper end,.athreaded` ange'or ring 81 being used in this instance.' Said plunger is urged downward bv yielding means, as for instance, a coiled spring 82 acting between the under side of said frame, and a shoulderA 84 on said plunger beneath said table. The spring'. 82 is strong enough 'to drive the cap into place with suflicient force to spring or deform the` latter some-` what so as to set very tightly in the bottle. The capper table 80 is below the tops ofthe valve cylinders 49 and is formed to clear the bottle closure'control rods 51, said` table apertured therefor.

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' Mchanism for controlling the ,filling means 6`is provided comprising a frame or the horizontalipower sha t 89, said mem-- berseachbeing preferably-in the form of a disk with a cam slot 91 in one ofjts radially on its lower end and having itsfupper end swinging ta le 69 which carries the cap guides 8,l saidmechanism including a cam disposed faces. Coperating with 4each of said disks is a vertically disposed rod 92 with a cam .engaging shoulder or pivot 93 Vconnected* to said ta-ble'- 86, by. which means a', vertical reciprocating movement is produced.

Oscillatii mechanism is provided for the disk 95' fixed to. the driving shaft 89 and a jointedrod ,97 coacting therewith and extending upward to onearm of a bell cranklever98, the arms of which are yfixed on opposite ends of a journaled shaft 98.' vFrom the other arm of lever 98 a link 100 extends to said `rod 75 which is pivoted to the'lever arms74. -f V Y.

For operating the cap feeder mechanism there is' rovided an eccentric member 103 fixed tot e shaft 89, said'member being' connected by means o f a jointed pitman rod 105 f vto one arm ofa bellc'rank -lever 107 which lever also comprisesa pivot shaft 110 'and four other arms which are in turn `connected Y by rods 109 -to the capfeed plates 15.

Means for lifting the bottle platform are provided comprising a cam diskv115 fixed' on said driving shaft 89 and the.A upwardly projecting rod 35 having on itslower endga bearing roller 116 riding on the peripheral cam face of said disk, the platform 4 belng supported on the upper end pf said rod.

Said cam facev 118 is Vformedlwitr inclined parts 119 connecting three mairistages 124,

125 and 126 substantially concentric. with shaft 89, whereby in operation the platform is rst raised from its normal lowermost position to an intermediate position at which it bears a ains't and supports the case bottom whilet e bottles are filled, and then after the lilling tubes have been raised and the Acap guides swung into position over the bottles the platform, lifting the case therewith, is raised to its uppermost position, and after the caps have been atlixed the platform -is lowered directly -to its lowermost position and the box deposited on the rollers `38,

whereupon the case is removed and a fresh case with empty bottles takes its place.

The mechanism for controlling the `cap affixingplungers 9l comprises a pair of like cam disks 130 fixed to the shaft 89, and a pair of vertically 4disposed rods 131 disposed 0n opposite sides of thev lling mechavided with studs coactin-g with the cam slots 133 .on said disks, and the upper ends bein fixed tothe capper table which lifts 'i and owers the cap plungers 9. Said cams 130 are formed so as to lower the cappers 9 part way, with the fillers 42, suliiciently to maintain a' liquid tight .joint with respect 'to the closures 44, and when tubes 42 are raised the cams -130 drive the plungers 9 down alone. .Guide means for the vertical operatin .rods 92, 97, 105, 116 and` 131 are provide cross bars 135 fixed tothe frame 1 being .shown in this instance, said bars being providedv with bearingstolimit the movement to vertical reciprocation.

Power f or drivin the shaft 89. may be transmitted theretotllyany/suitable means, such as agear 136 and worm 137 mounted on a driving shaft 138.

nism, the lower ends of which rods are pro- When automatic case feeding is provided, I

a'gea'r 140 is fixed. on the shaft v89.

VThe several said actuating: means fixed on the drivinggshaft 89am 's ojrelated with respect .to their relative. ngu'lar operating '-po .sitions en said shaftthat when the case .feeder 17 .stops the several bottling o e'rations are carried out ina definite pre etemined order substantially as follows:

- 1. The cam 1151raises the platform 4 tov its intermediate or filling. position to `support the bottles without raising them.

2. |lfhe cams 88 then operate to lower the --ller tubes 42 and-closure members 44 for filling the'v bottles .and thereupon restore the same..

3. The guide oscllating'-cam 95 then actingwith said bar 169, draws the caseinto the machine.

When the carrier stops by reason of th intermittent gear above described, the caseis thereby brought to rest in registry over the c .yielding contact 171 whereby the motor circuit is-caused to be closedI at another point Vso that the'machine will'continue to operate even though the first contact 164 should be left open.

'i necessag upon 'startingfor the' main shaft to Vto keep'` the machine running.

automaticall When the bottles vin said case have been filled and capped,` the intermittent gearsl again advance the carrier and deliver the case onto the discharge platform 161. TAS saidlcase passes from its operative medial position in the machine it actuatesa third contact-172 also'arranged to close the motor circuit, sothat the machine will continue to" run untilQsaid case'has .been entirely dischar `Fifiom the machine, regardless of whet er thefirst two contacts are closed or not. Said contacts are connected in parallell sc that closure of any one or more'will serve So long as the lcases are-fed continuously, the motor circuit -w1ll be ke t 'closed by said contact means, but when t ev last casepassesfrom the machine the circuit will be left'open'and the machine will stop.

c y I As the'machine turn th ugh thefflling and capping part of its cycle before' the mutilated gear 1140 will in the meantime willoperate as usual except" that the va1ve'49willv remain closed, there being no bottle'to arrest vthe downward 'movement oftheclosuremember 44. The' `swinging table 69 during Vthis idle cycle would receive and uselessly discharge aset of. caps, but Afor the presence of means de-V pendent on the presence of va casein the machine fcr throwing the cap feeders 15 into.'4 and out of operating gear, as for instance electromagnetic clutch having -a circuit 'inv Cludng contcts Similar in position and o eration t0 those Shown'in-.Fla 12', asfwiu understood.v r

The case feeding means labove described may be used not only-'in a= machine includl ing both filling and 'capping means, but' equally welll-ina machine adapted for fill ing or .ca ping only respectively.A

The va ve 49 may beset to close .sooner level desired inthe bottle when filled. AThe to the machine normally stops as soon-fas j the 'lastcase passes from the machine, it is `by said valve. The modified parts shownin vsaid Fig. 16 correspond substantially with the somewhat similar parts shown in Fig.. 4, and are indicated for convenience by like numerals" respectively with prime marks affixed.

Although but one feature of the invention,

namely, the dischar e nozzle, is herein shown and described in more than a single specific embodiment it will be understood that numerous details of the construction of the bottling machine as a whole may be altered` or omitted without departing from the .spirit of this' invention'as defined by the following claims.

Weclaim 1. In a Vcap ing device of the `character described, dou le centering meansV for the bottleyto be' capped comprisingcomp1emen-- tary inclined parts downwardly divergent with respect to each other and adapted to receive the rim of the bottle mouth, said means being relatively movable in a direction paralleliwith the longitudinal 'axis of the bottle, and the inner of said arts having its inner yface alined withv the inner face of the top part 'or`lange of the bottlem'outh for guiding caps into Vplace therein. v ,2; Ina bottle capping machine, a bottlepositionin 'bell havlng a frusto-conical eX`v ice tremity. a a ted to receive theimouth'of the bottle, and 'eing spring-pressed into yielding engagement therewith, al 'hollow' cylinbecome'eiective for advancing-the case cari v rier andthe first oncoming case The filler.

drical' cap guide axially movable inside the bell intoand out of engagement with the arranged'to force a bottle ca 3. A. bottling machine, comprising a cap j magazine and a cap setter disposedcside by side, cap carrying means including'a membervmovable to and from a po'sition under in alinement with said cap setter, said member beingforrned with downwardly disetter ving the bottle and supporting it while being capped. J v

' 4. I na bottlingvmachine, acap guide `cyl` inder, in' combinationv With a; bottle centering bellv concentric therewith and fitting" telescopi'cally thereon, each rhaving an outward` Bange at its-.upper end respectively and suporv later, byadjusting thethreaded lbolts 51, soy as t0 ca`use the liquidl to stand 4at the exact.rvy

porting means earing normally a ainst'the under sid'e of the flange of the bel member. v5;'.3` In a bottling machine, a plurality' of [capvmag'az'ines 'and `feeders and correspond iormaof 'ller tube or nozzle shownfinQFig. vi'ng'capguides, and bottle centering bells in 130 vvergent parts adapted tov engage and center Vt e bottle in alineinent with saidca when. the bottle is raised, and means or raiscombination with a guide frame pivotally mounted for lateral Swingin to carry said guides and be ls to and fro between the cap feeders and the bottles.

6. AV bottling machine, comprising a cap conveyer inclu ing a receptacle adapted for receiving and-carrying the caps successively,

.said receptacle being movable-to one position for eceivin 10` a cap and to another por sitionlover the cap, means for raising the bottle to coact with said receptacle, means for transferring the ,cap from said rece tacle and applying it to the bottle, and yiel ing means for. actuatin said transferring means, receptacle .being yield'ably mounted for upward move' ment whenA urged by coaction .with/the upwaidly moving bottle; 7. A bottle capping device comprisinga tubular cap guide formed with its inner sur-A face sul)stantially co-cylindrical Vwith the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a cap setting plunger ittin closely'vvithin said gide, said plungereing formed to bear solely on the lperipheralmargn of the cap, and said guide being `formed interioigly of somewhat less diameter than the 'cap adjacent to its discharge end, whereby the cap tightly Ain the bottle. 8. n

isjcontractedand bulged somewhat as it is forced to its rseat,` and "is so "caused to Vfit i a bottling machine, a horizontal fraile, member, a. cap magazine/mounted above andadfj'ac'entthereto, feed' means c arried saidl latera ly;from `said magazine, reciprocating cap carrier means disposed beneath said frame member and `feed means, and movable from said vfeed means to a position over the bottle to be capped, said feed means an frame' member having apertures to register over. the retracted position of said carrier,y 'at one side of said magazine. if

9. In a` bottle capping `machine, a" cap conveyer movable to one position to receive a ca `and to another position over the bottle to ischarge the cap`,`n 1eans or raisingftlreA 'bottle to ress against said conveyer, means' F for trans erringthfe cap fomfsaid` conveyer conveyor to., the ;b ott1 'e and] ap thelatter, and. yielding means 'transferringmeana said'conveyerfjbe-,fl

and yielding means `for actuatingV said tran ferring means," saidA conveyor.-

urged by they bottle.

=a capy and to Vanother,'p' `i`,s'ition Vover; the tle-to discharge'thegcap means "fo'r `raising -tlie bottle to press.` against .said"conve'yer,j 'I means for transferring the: cap from said` to the" bottle 'and applying "it tof thelatter" eing yield# ably mounted forupward-movement wh lyingA it to yieldably mounted for upward; movehen, urged by the bottleyla'ndfcom- Vand movable lcally thereon, said bell havin ottle for discharging the ving a frame, a shaft rame lmember for ,feeding caps prisin'g a cylindrical cap Vguide proper and a bottle centering bell mounted telescopia spreading flange to receive theto of t e bottle, and yielding means for urging said belll down- Ward. y y i 11. A Abottling machine, comprising a frame, a carrier thereon for conveying cases of bottles through the machine, automatic means for -4feeding the cases to the carrier, means forvapplying caps to the bottles, auto'-4 vmatic means fordischarging the cases from the machine, automatic means for starting the machine operatable by the first case'to enter the machine, and means lfor keeping the machine running as long as the cases are being supplied to and fed `through the' machine', said last mentioned -means being adapted for stopping fthe machine automatically when the last case passes from the machine." l A 12. A bottle handlin machinecomprisriven at a substantially constant speed thereon, a. Acase carrier, means operatable intermittently `con` nectingjsaid carrier andv said shaft. and means positioned on said carrier in definite time relation to said shaft for positively engagi'ng the cases to place the latter for capping in a certain' definite operating position 1n the machine.

13. A. bottling machine, .comprising a I frame, a case carrier supported thereby, means for drivlngsaid case carrier intermittently, automatic means for capping the bottleswhen the carrier 1S at rest., means whereon` thecases are fed to the carrier,

A, stop means 'formed and arranged to check the advance pf the eases onto the carrier,

d, and means operatable by the carrier for releasing said stop means so that the case is periittedtd advance upon said carrier.

'1 '14. A bottle capping machine, comprisin arame, a caseA carrier mounted on sai frame, c apjgiing` means disposed above said' g means loperatable at a sub-l liaving in ittently operatable connection osed-fat intervals along the. length of said applurality ofpointewhereby the forward ordrawing` the 'case ontoJV the carrier .and .herebyjtherear'part of the case-maybe ,Hurgedpositively'from'the machine..

bottle pping machine, comprising`-?---` capping inechanisinV and means forl support-iep ing the san'i'einiloperativellposition, a carrier- ,forA 4bottle ases disposed beneath `said in' I h-x maticall :from saidjcarrier, con Y 130 ystant`` y' d for actuating said Sdicarrie'r, 'said carrier rrierj adapted for, engaging the"` bottle case dof the`c'asema'y be positively engaged mechanism, andi-automatic starting and f stopping means actuated by the bottle cases.

' thereon, suppl be transmitted automatically said conveyer' respectivel, retractable check 1.6. A bottling machine,- comprisin Y, a.l

frame, capping mechanism thereon, inchned automatic supply and -delivery platforms disposed on opposite sides-of said frame, an

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ess unidirectional carrier disposed be tween said platforms, and driving means operatively connected to said carrier and mechanism 'for moving the same .'correlatively.

.17. In a. bottling machine, meansfor feed-I ing cases of bottles automatically to and transmitting Vthem through and from the machine, cappin means positively' interrelated operative y with the -case feeding means, and power connecting means open atableautomatically by the cases for turning on and'offthe power for driving the machine. l a

18. A frame, `a unidirectional. convey and discharge platform arranged in e ective relation .to said cK veyer whereon bottle cases or tile lik@ may4 t and from means arranged to stop t e cases on the sup -ply platform;means at a definite oint on.

said conveyer adapted to retractjsald check means so4 as to' permit the. advance of the case upon a certain part of the conveyer, means at a definite point on said conveyer adapted toy engage a certain part of the Y.

means for intermitibntl drivingthe -conv`veyer, automatic means or capping the bott/les/:when the case is on\the conveyer, means operable in=l connectiony lwithv thev traveling movement ofthe conveyer for eiecting the movement'jof e ythe conveyer, t51d means operable in connec- 1 tionv with the traveling movementof the conveyer 4for positively engaging the 'case v. and-moving it tothe second; uide.

Signed at Chlcago; this 3 day of March 1916.

, MARTIN HENDRICKSON.

GUSTAF IIENDRICKSON.

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